Criminal Law

A rising young attorney successfully defends a man accused of murder, only to have the same type of murder then happen again. Right away the previously defended man hires the attorney again, and although the attorney is quite certain that he is the killer, he agrees to again defend him... much to the consternation of his friends. However, he explains that by being his attorney he will be better able to catch the man in a mistake... and on this the rest of the film develops, with the killer playing a cat and mouse game with the attorney until, at last, they both must recognize that they are not all that different.

114min
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating5.6/10

Cast

Gary Oldman profile pictureGary OldmanBen Chase
Kevin Bacon profile pictureKevin BaconMartin Thiel
Tess Harper profile pictureTess HarperDetective Stillwell
Karen Young profile pictureKaren YoungEllen Faulkner
Joe Don Baker profile pictureJoe Don BakerDetective Mesel
Sean McCann profile pictureSean McCannJacob Fischer
Ron Lea profile pictureRon LeaGary Hull
Michael Sinelnikoff profile pictureMichael SinelnikoffProfessor Clemens
Johnny Cuthbert profile pictureJohnny CuthbertHal Keeler
James Rae profile pictureJames RaeReporter
Aidan Devine profile pictureAidan DevineReporter
Lois Dellar profile pictureLois DellarReporter

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Criminal Law Overview

A rising young attorney successfully defends a man accused of murder, only to have the same type of murder then happen again. Right away the previously defended man hires the attorney again, and although the attorney is quite certain that he is the killer, he agrees to again defend him... much to the consternation of his friends. However, he explains that by being his attorney he will be better able to catch the man in a mistake... and on this the rest of the film develops, with the killer playing a cat and mouse game with the attorney until, at last, they both must recognize that they are not all that different.

Runtime: 114min

Extra details

Original Title: Criminal Law
Original Language: English
Budget: $5,000,000.00
Revenue: $9,974,446.00
Directed By: Martin Campbell
Production Companies
Hemdale Film CorporationNorthwood Productions